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A character’s name must be distinct and not confusing

by Cindy Ervin Huff | Feb 11, 2020 | Character ideas, Writer's tips, writing tips

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating make sure your character names are distinct. Why? What do I mean by it? If you’ve been following me you know I read a lot. One year I read 150 books. Yep, I’m addicted. So, I’m going to share a few character name rules...

A tip for keeping character details straight

by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 26, 2019 | Character ideas, Uncategorized, writer's tip

    This past week I read a friend’s blog, and she mentioned whiles going through her story she found she’d changed the eye color of her character. I laughed. Then I found I’d changed a secondary character’s name after the first few chapters of my own...

A Bit of History Behind Mail Order Brides

by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 4, 2016 | Character ideas, Historical tidbits, Uncategorized

I thought I’d spend this blog talking about mail-order brides. Evangeline, my heroine in my upcoming Historical romance is a reluctant one. Mail-order brides throughout history have had one thing in common—the big question. Is this potential future mate anything like...

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